The Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Whitley Bay involves providing outstanding care and support to the residents, while promoting their wellbeing, individuality, and dignity. The successful candidate will be kind, caring, and committed to creating a fulfilling environment for the residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting residents with their daily living activities, such as personal care, meals, and socialisation. You will work collaboratively with the Akari Care team to deliver personalised care and support, respecting the residents' choices and preferences. The role requires excellent communication skills, flexibility, and a warm, approachable persona.
Job responsibilities
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About the role
As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, working collaboratively with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives.
You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support.
About you
* Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team
* Good communication skills and able to build relationships
* Flexibility and adaptable to changes at short notice
* Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
* Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
Whats in it for you
* A competitive salary of £12.02 per hour
* Employer pension contribution of 3%
* Flexible working hours and patterns
* We offer Wage stream - an app allowing you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
* Recognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discounts
* Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
* 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
* Fully funded training and development
* An engaging community environment where everyone is respected
* Welfare and well-being support
Whether you are an experienced carer or are starting a career in care, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within Akari Care. If you share our values then we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* No specific qualifications are required, but experience in a care setting and a genuine interest in supporting others would be beneficial.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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